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Odonotoscelis fuliginosa
Family: Scutelleridae

 This medium-sized shieldbug is covered in dark brownish hairs and lacks the bands of silvery hairs present in the smaller O. lineola. The nymphs probably feed on Storksbill Erodium circutarium and overwinter, becoming adult in the spring and mating in June-July. 

 A very scarce species of coastal sand dunes with recent records from Kent and Pembrokeshire only.

 Adult: most frequent June-July
Length 6.0-8.0 mm

see illustrated life stages chart		 Odonotoscelis fuliginosa
Adult: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Odonotoscelis fuliginosa Odonotoscelis fuliginosa
Adult: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock

 		Adult: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Odonotoscelis fuliginosa Odonotoscelis fuliginosa
Nymph: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock

 		Nymph: Kent (August 2010) ©Tristan Bantock